New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-24
IN HEAVY RAIN AND DEEP MUD
los ANGELES AT MONMOUTH PARK.


rhnuoh the humid heat was hard to bear and the
seething sloppy atmosphere served to soak out Gil
vitality and energy, 1t was again Dig crowi that
poured through the gates Of Monmouth Park yesterday
Heavy showers fell at intervals through the afternoon
and ponds and swamps the track made vaiueiess
many predictions and estimates Of Friday night etiii
by backing mud horses the public Jared we'll Bess,
Los Angeles Barnum and Dung Duke were successful
favorites and Eole and Eufaua two OF the remaining
winners, generously supported BY many Inc
victory Of Los Angeles by far the most
Of the day. for 1t established her position in the
front rank OF the twoyearolds beyond dispute or DOUBT
Not few experts declared after hei brilliant triumph
In the Tyro Stakes that she was the best twoyearod OF
1887 This verdict may be reversed on appeal In ia'er
races, but it lie clear enough that rev can equ" no
while her conquerer may take deal OF hndlng hereafter
Almost every would have left the course In goou
humor but the dsreputablc mess called the seepe
chase. Only four ran, and jim McGo"an was III o.o'
mastering favorite with Leroy second choice. Inc
favorite was in the race al all. he ~o"'o ho'
run and be would not jump until he had taken long
time to think each effort The horse rs the property
OF the stainless and spotess Uncle Bill Daily. He
has been known to suk before but this was such an
excrucatng performance that the spectators were Dc
ildered Was the the rider the betting ring
drunk The timers seemed lost in amazement aso for
they failed take any time When Jim MCGOWAN sailed
eerenely in minutes after the race was over both
horse ana rider were greeted with hearty Kisses but
ALL judges took charitable view OF the case ana
blamed the horses bad temper only This was not the
the public took at ALL and hundreds OF angry losers
put down big black mark in their memory against
Monmouth Park for this miserable affair Leroy the
second choice in the fell OF the fourth jump eaV
ing only Jack and Harry Mann to fight out Jack was
INDUCED with the lead up to the final halfme, when
Harry Mann passed him and Harry won in canter. 1t
may be OF interest to that exAdermal Shells, who
obtained much notorety few years ago oy MS
efforts to corner tho "quinlne" market for his own
private consumption, put $50 on Harry Mann az the
agreeable odds of 6 to and pockeed $500 This VIII
MT go far however in paying his lawyers when he is
brought up for trial the bribery indictment against
him.
1t certainly looks today as If Lucky" Baldwin were
lucky enough have strong claim on that splendid
prize the Junior Champion Stakes for twoyearolds to
be decided at Monmouth Park August 10. This may
him for the defeat of Voante at Saratoga though
yolsnte was always absurdedly over rated horse,
never having beaten really high-oass animal on even
terms. But Mr.. Badwins ny Los Angeles Is an excel
lent youngster good any track and extremely able In
mud Well it is not at all improbable that the Junior
Champion may be settled q muddy track, as
it was last year. when fremont cantered
off with it, Los Angeles the Tyro stakes with all
the case Imaginable. Her jockey, West took matters
quietly up the final hundred yards, letting the My
rate along among the first six never worrying or hurry
iug. The start Of Mr.. Cadwelrs best efforts
Omaha,
the front group, but all were well up and In motion
Omaha led for half me holly pressed by Fordham and
Specalty Miracle at their heels until the home
stretch reached, when he fell back into obscurity
Omaha led into the homestretch with Fordham and
epeealty her neck and Los Angeles at her saddle
Passing furlong post Fordham, under McLaughlins
vigorous driving drew away from Omaha and Specially
but though West had not begun riding, Los
Angeles kept stride for stride with Fordhsm. In the
last six strides West gave the ly her head and she beat
Fordham by head without the slightest trouble Omaha
was fair third and Specially who had won three races
and never beaten and Of whom great things were
expected, fourth. Specially had been backed as II
the race were over the friends OF the Morris Stable
thought she could possibly lose But she had never
met Los Angeles in her three victories
The mud stopped Tea Tray aud Satan completely They
could do nothing and in together at the end
Ausrienne did not nearly to her form on Tues
day but tho first halfmile in the Tyro run in 50ia
seconds which settled Austrienne. The was re-
markably good the time, 116l0 being wonderfully fast
for such track
pleasantlittie tale about the selling was float
ing around the grand stand It's entire accuracy may
perhaps be open question 1t is said that Pierre Lor-
ard was 500 behind his betting, when his friend
skpwith Gordon convinced him that Heffner's FLY Eu
iaua would win the selling race. Thereupon. as the
story goes Mr. Loard sent commission into the ring
Eufaua, By which he cleared the comfortable sum OF
$1,000 1t is certain, anyway, that there fat COM
mission out Eufaua, and that she was first III
the selling race, but whether the commission
would have been remunerative IL LittleGeld had
ridden Mr. Haggn's Milton with energy
and skill, and II Marsh Redon had not Numbered
badly and lost much ground at start is not entirely
clear Milton good colt last year. He is now a
cripple from long lameness but suited him
and lie showed plenty of speed As poor little Lefeld
hindered him rather than helped him, Milton got only
third place
Bess ridden by Mclaughlin with three pounds over
caniered home the easiest OF winners revolving IN the
pools OF water and the deep mud Mona looked WELL but
prove speed can do such eone@psbls work Mona was
ridden By Church. the lightweight jockey OF the Brown
celent. Eoan Numbered and got on slowly that
he Was far in tho but beat all ns Bss on
wonderful to relate. being absolutely last:
backed with confidence TO win big sums in the Har-
vest Handicap Eurus stonebuck and BONANZA also
found many friends. Linden was withdrawn. Barnum
was ridden by Fitzpatrick. DRY Monopole by McLaugh-
lin Eurns by Hayward stoncbuck by Mccarthy and Ben
saddle There a long delay at the post and Ferona
cred with a thick asher and her chances Of the race
were gone. Ben All sulked as usual, and stonebuck
% ps soo one AND Phi S
advance until the final half mile was reached, when Bar
7" ss 'A's end To- Earus I0n ran and ven f
a mile, aud II Hayward had perse-
little Dry Monopoie staggering with fatigue under
his heavy weight all through the last furlong McIaugh
Barpun. Mccarthy brought up Bonanza with rush
the finish but old Banum had something left and won
by a neck Bonanza second, two lengths before Dry
MonopOle, Eurus fourth and Ferona fifth, utterly
hausted Ben Ali far behind nearly all the way. He
sulsed 40 that Hamilton could not make him 60 up
Old Eole Is Ike risen from the dead. Last he
could win and almost anything four legs
could outrun him. He would not try at all But yester
day he with all the power and energy OF his best
days the years when he ranked the peer OF Mon
ior and at the time he defeated Iroquos he always
q able aud horse and yesterday he entirely
home Lottery INDUCED with the lead for half
mile when Ten Booker deprived him OF It, Eole moved
up half mile from nnsh Ten Booker fought with
him mp final furlong where Eole drew away easily
while Ten swerved to the outside and gave up,
and the lightly weighted Lottery, coming With some
speed. got second place easily enough but could not
reach Eoe Richmond ran as II stale, and could never
get up 10 the leaders
Though had tho steadying weight OF $50 pounds in
the saddle Young Duke the Blow Stakes the heavy
weight handicap with Britannia second. 1t not
known Friday night that Young Duke would start and
The TRBUNks selection FOR the Britannia He
beat all the others except Young Duke easily enough
and would have beaten him II McIaughn had out